Cricket News In Brief – January 7, 2012 – Part 1
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sunil-Manohar-Gavaskar-c91863, former Indian skipper has slammed his side’s preparation after they handed the Australians a 2-0 unassailable lead in the four match Test series.
Gavaskar was furious with the attitude of the players and claimed that they should have practiced more after losing the first Test at the MCG.
He further added that BCCI must have been vigilant in scheduling more practice games as it would have given his side better chance of playing under testing Australian conditions.
The commentator also wants injured medium-pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/P-Kumar-c2143 to be included in the team for his ability to swing the ball which could prove vital on Aussie tracks.
South African skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
The Proteas registered their first home series win since 2008 after beating their opponents by 10 wickets at Cape Town.
It included a strong batting display as well, which saw http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JH-Kallis-c1692 score career highest 224. However, the Proteas skipper was more pleased with the bowlers after all claimed wickets to help their team emerge victorious.
"The way we won here was important. We had good partnerships with the bat and the ball, and everything we've been talking about came out strongly," said http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598.
Sri Lankan captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691 was disappointed in the manner of his team’s loss in the third Test but claimed that they can hold their heads high after claiming their first win in the longer version in over a year.
The Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Muralitharan-c1864.
"Before we came here, everyone thought we couldn't win a Test outside Sri Lanka. After Murali, people said we couldn't take 20 wickets," Dilshan said. "Now, everyone knows we can do both."
“We had a good chance to draw the series but we haven't been bowling and batting consistently. We talked about a lot of things but it didn't work, “added Dilshan.
The two teams will now play 5 ODIs, starting from January 11 at Paarl.
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